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Old October 25th, 2004, 02:14 PM
bowerm
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i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
other suggestions?

sleepy in california
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Old October 25th, 2004, 02:29 PM
Peter Clinch
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bowerm wrote:

any other suggestions?


Ear plugs.

Pete.
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Old October 25th, 2004, 02:29 PM
Peter Clinch
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bowerm wrote:

any other suggestions?


Ear plugs.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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Old October 25th, 2004, 02:38 PM
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bowerm wrote:
SNIP
seems to me hostel reception could post a
polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
so they could be bunked in the same room.

SNIP

Almost everybody snores. I'll bet you do too, only you don't hear it....
you're asleep.

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Geoff


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Old October 25th, 2004, 02:41 PM
nobody760
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That brings back memories. Twenty years ago I toured Southern Ireland. I
stayed in a hostel where an enormous German - and I mean bloody enormous,
kept the whole of the men's dorm awake. I picked up my mattress and slept in
the common room. It makes me chuckle now but sure as hell didn't then.


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Old October 25th, 2004, 02:49 PM
Mark Thompson
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any
other suggestions?


Ear plugs again.

Maybe listen to music on headphones to lull you to sleep (never works for
me, just end up awake for hours listening to the music).

A pillow. Place over their head. Wait for snoring to stop. Leave really
early in the morning before anyone else wakes up. Best to sign in under a
fake name with that one.

Hit them until they wake up. Hope you get to sleep before them.

Lace their coffee with a bit of extra caffeine. If they can't sleep they
can't snore.

Grow your hair. Shave before you go to the hostel. Try to get a bunk in
the girls dorm.

Comb your hair, shave and wash. Try to get invited to a bunk in the girls
dorm.

Carry the snorer's bed into the corridoor/street/rooftop/nearby canal.
You'll need help with this (shouldn't be a problem tho - even his mates'll
help you get the bugger out).

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Old October 25th, 2004, 03:22 PM
Eugenio Mastroviti
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:49:05 +0000, Mark Thompson wrote:

A pillow. Place over their head. Wait for snoring to stop. Leave really
early in the morning before anyone else wakes up. Best to sign in under a
fake name with that one.


Wish I'd thought of this one in Trondheim in '95...

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Old October 25th, 2004, 03:55 PM
bob watkinson
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I remember once I was occupying a bottom bunk. I must have had a funny dream
or something because I was convinced I was trapped inside some kind of box.
When I woke up I was actually pushing the bed above me off it's frame by at
least a couple of inches. The German guy in the top bunk never said a word
about it but he must have thought I was some kind of maniac or something. I
think you got off lucky.

"bowerm" wrote in message
om...
i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
other suggestions?

sleepy in california



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Old October 25th, 2004, 03:55 PM
bob watkinson
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I remember once I was occupying a bottom bunk. I must have had a funny dream
or something because I was convinced I was trapped inside some kind of box.
When I woke up I was actually pushing the bed above me off it's frame by at
least a couple of inches. The German guy in the top bunk never said a word
about it but he must have thought I was some kind of maniac or something. I
think you got off lucky.

"bowerm" wrote in message
om...
i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
other suggestions?

sleepy in california



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Old October 25th, 2004, 04:49 PM
Lorraine
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Just 2 words : ear plugs

bowerm wrote:

i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
other suggestions?

sleepy in california


 




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